Isaac edwakds schollaes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC EDYVARDS SGHOLLARS, OF BELLAMY, MISSOURI.

KNIFE.

SPECIPICATIONfo'rrning part r Letters Patent No. 365,541, dated June28,1887.

Application filed April l3, 1887. Serial No. 234,592. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Isaac EDWARDS SCHOL- LARS, of Bellamy, in the countyof Vernon and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Knife,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theannexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Y Figure l is anelevation showing one side of myrimproved knife-blade. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation showing the opposite side of. my improved knife-blade. Fig. 3is a side elevation of the blade and handle, the blade being mountedwith the pointed end outward. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the knifemounted in a handle with the chisel end outward. Fig.5 represents twolike blades mounted on a bandle and designed to be used as apruninghook. Fig. 6 represents the blades mounted upon a pole, one bladebeing fixed and the other movable and provided with a rod for operatingit. Fig.7 shows the blade mounted in two handles for use as a drawshave.Fig. 8 represents the blade mounted in two handles and provided with agage, the knife thus arranged being intended for use as a spokeshave.Fig. .9 represents two of the blades provided with handles and connectedtogether pivotally, forming pruning-shears; and Fig. 10 shows one of theblades mounted in a board for slicing vegetables. 1

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in alltheviews.

The object of my invention is to provide a knife-blade which may beadapted for use as a plain knife, a drawshave, spokeshave, pruning-hook,pruningshears, a chisel, and a vegetable-cutter.

My invention consists in a pair of blades, each convex or beveled uponone side from a line near the center toward oppositeedges,

also beveled upon one end and pointed upon lc of the blade is beveled,forming achiseledge. Upon the center line of the blade are formed holesf, which are equally distant from the screws by which. the blade isfastened to the handle, or the pivotal screws on which the lade turnswhen itis used in connection with another similar blade, as apair ofshears. The side of the blade opposite the beveled side is concaved tofacilitate its sharpening.

When the blade is to be used in an ordinary knifesuch as a carving-knifeor butcherk nife-the blade A is secured in a handle, 13, by screws 9,passing through one of the halves of the handle, through two of theholes fill the blade, and into the other half of the handle. In thiscase the pointed end of the blade projects outward from the handle.NVhen the blade Ais to be used as asquare-ended knife, the square end 0of the blade projects outward I from the handle, while the pointed endis secured in the handle B by screws 9, as shown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 5 a blade, A, is secured to a pole, O, by the screw 9, whichalso clamps the blade A in the position of use. The lower end of theblade A is secured by a screw, g, passing through one of theholes f intothe pole 'O. The square end of theblade A projects beyond the end of thepole in position to be used as a chisel in pruning. The blade A isinclined at an angle suitable for a pruning-hook.

Fig. 6 shows the blades and pole arranged to the pole O, as in the othercase, by the screws 9. The square end of the blade A projects above theend of the pole O, and the blade A is pivoted on theupper screw, 9. Tothe free end of the blade A is connected a rod, D, by means of the screwh, which enters one of the holes f, near the endof the blade.

In Fig. 7 is shown a drawshave formed of the blade A, connected withhandles B by means of screws 9 passing through the handles and throughthe end holes, f, of the blade. In

blade and handles; but to the blade A is attached a gage, E, consistingof a bar, 13, extending parallel with the blade A, and provided withears j, projecting over the concave face of the blade, and secured tothe said blade each other, and which are adapted to receive as apruning-hook, the blade A being secured Fig. 8 is shown a similararrangement of the by screws 9 entering two of the holes f in the blade.

Fig. 9 shows pruningshears formed of two knives mounted as indicated inFig. 3, and pivotal] y connected with each other 7 by a screw, 9,passing through one of the blades and into the other blade, the concavefaces of the blades being in contact with each other. By

- moving the handles B the blades A will act as shear-blades.

In Fig. 10 is shown a vegetable-cutter formed of the board F, providedwith a diagonal slot, G, in which is secured one of the blades A bymeans of screws 9 passing through cleats on the sides of the board andinto holes f in the blade, near opposite ends thereof. As bothedgesoftheknife are sharpened, the vegeble-cutter thus made will bedouble acling that is to say, it will cut a slice for every forwardmovement and for every back ward movement of the vegetable over theknife.

My improved knife is capable ofapplication to various other uses, suchas straw and feed cutters, tobacco-cutters, &e.

edges, beveled upon one side from a line near the center thereof towardopposite edges, c011- caved on the opposite side, squared and beveled atone end and pointed at the other, and 40 provided with series ofequidistant holes, substantially as shown and described.

ISAAC EDWARDS SCIIOLIIARS.

Witnesses:

K. M. XVALKER, E. G. RAsH.

